The New York Liberty entered their contest with the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night riding a three-game winning streak. The disheartening loss to the Dallas Wings immediately after the All-Star Break is now far enough in the rearview mirror to forget about, especially with four games in six nights starting with the Libs’ contest against Atlanta Saturday.
That grueling stretch started with a win at the Barclays Center, New York’s fourth in a row, as the Liberty, lead by, who else, Breanna Stewart, never trailed in a semi-comfortable win over the Dream. Here’s how they got it done:
The Liberty were clearly not going to play with their food on Thursday night, slapping the Dream as soon as both teams took the Barclays Center court.